Response Boat-Small
Metal Shark Aluminum Boats Response Boat-Small transiting the York River in Southeast Virginia. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Cmdr. Richard Condit.
The Response Boat-Small (RB-S) was developed as a direct response to the need for additional homeland security assets in the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks. With the first boats arriving in May 2002, they are reaching the end of their expected 10-year service life and will be replaced under the Coast Guard’s RB-S replacement project. Learn more>>
Status
To date, 1 of 39 boats ordered has been delivered.
Latest News Releases
Contract Awarded for the Production of 38 Response Boats-Small
The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a delivery order valued at approximately $13 million on September 26 to Metal Shark Aluminum Boats for the production of 38 Response Boats-Small (RB-S). Read more>>
Contracts Awarded For First Phase of Response Boat – Small Replacement Project
On February 4, 2011, the U.S. Coast Guard awarded two fixed price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts to begin replacement of the current Response Boat-Small (RB-S) fleet, which is nearing the end of its ten-year service life. Read more>>
Coast Guard Releases Request for Proposal for Next Response Boat-Small
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard recently released a request for proposal (RFP) for the next version of the service’s Response Boat-Small (RB-S). This is part of an ongoing effort to replace all of the Coast Guard’s small boats as they reach the end of their service lives.
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Information About:
Recapitalization (pdf)
Surface Websites
Surface Fact Sheets
Fast Response Cutter (pdf)
Mission Effectiveness Project (pdf)
National Security Cutter (pdf)
Offshore Patrol Cutter (pdf)
Response Boat-Medium (pdf)
Response Boat-Small (pdf)
In the News...
Metal Shark gets contract for next generation RB-S
Contracts Awarded: Response Boat–Small Replacement Project
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